It talked about how perhaps some of these books hadn't even been opened yet, and the thrill of opening them as the first ever person (um, sure, that's worth hundreds of thousands of pounds...). Then the expert went "But of course if you bought them, you wouldn't do that". So er, yeah, I have to agree with you - why on earth would you pay a fortune for books that you then don't even open?
i have a printing from the mid-60s which has a disclaimer in the front of it about the whole "bilbo didn't tell us the truth" recap and made mention of other alterations to the story that this version i have got correct. i would love to see the difference between my version and the original printed one. whether or not that's worth 10s of thousands of dollars i'm not entirely sure...
*MySmiley*
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So, um, I need £15 million...
- 01/06/2010 11:11:20 PM
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I don't understand this fetishization of bound, printed matter.
- 02/06/2010 12:04:08 AM
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Yeah... I'd rather have £15 million in ebooks. Or, you know, other things than books. *NM*
- 02/06/2010 05:28:03 AM
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Not books at all, printed or e-formatted.
- 02/06/2010 06:27:50 AM
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Did you read the last part of the article?
- 02/06/2010 10:37:45 AM
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i would love to have a first edition printing of the hobbit actually
- 03/06/2010 05:09:34 AM
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Surely you could designate a thousand or two for literary pursuits! I agree with you, though. *NM*
- 03/06/2010 01:36:48 AM
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Then I take it you wouldn't bid against me. If only all were like you. *NM*
- 02/06/2010 09:21:48 AM
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*NM*